Marler Cemetery, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Jane Parker McManus

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MARLER CEMETERY - Rapides Parish

Directions:  West from Alexandria on LA Hwy. 28, turn left at Gardner onto LA
Hwy. 121.  Continue for 3.0 miles, and turn left onto R. Goleman Road. 
Continue for approximately 1-1/2 miles.  Cross cattleguard, turn right
immediately onto dirt road (no sign on the road).  Cemetery is 1/2 mile down
this road, about one acre in size, fenced with scattered burials and possibly
many lost graves.  

A local resident in this community indicates that two Indians (tribe unknown)
are buried here.  Although he said there are no markers for the Indian
burials, the resident was able to give me their names.  There are two small
concrete markers to the left of the gate near the fence that has the names of
the two Indians on it.  Whether they are buried in that exact location or not,
I don't know. Tombstone inscriptions were recorded by Mary Parker Partain June
1991, and submitted by Jane Parker McManus.

[2 unmarked burials - no information]

Parker, David - [no dates]
Parker, Elizabeth - [no dates]
     [Above 2 burials inside small brick enclosure]

Marler, Anna Hill - 1851 / 1881
Marler, Infant of Jim Marler - [no dates]

Marler, Martha Patsy Nettles, daughter of M&M James Nettles - 1816 [Amite MS]
/ 1903
Marler, Abraham, son of James & Lydia Sessions Marler - [30 Oct] 1811 / 1896
    
Parham, Mary Ann - [no dates] [born ca 1843 LA / died 1886 LA]
     [daughter of Abraham Marler and Martha Nettles]
Parham, George - [no dates] [born ca 1820 AL / died bef. 1900 LA]

Walker, Infant of Whit Walker - [no dates]

Mayo, Infant of Will Mayo - [no dates]
Mayo, Mattie - ?1870 / 1908 ?  [very hard to read]

Goldmon, Mrs. Martha - [no dates]
Marler, N. B., son of M. & Hallie Marler - 18 Sep 1879 / 13 Jan 1892

Frazier, David N., son of G. E. & T. M. Frazier - 6 Apr 1885 / ? [marker
broken across date]
Marler, Cordelia, daughter of H. N. & M. Marler - 6 Sep 1871 / 12 Oct 1886
Leavines, Elizabeth, wife of E. B. Leavines - died 28 May 1890, 45 yrs   
Mother
Leavines, Mason N., son of E. B. & Elizabeth Leavines - died 28 Sep 1883, 4
yrs.

Gray, Infant son of Mrs. B--? - [no dates] 
     [This is probably the child of Berrian Gray & Lydia Ann Marler]

Newsom, William Marion - 16 Jan 1882 / 4 Jan 1958   Father
Newsom, Mary - 1879 / 1945

Marler, Lydia, wife of W. J.[William Jackson] Marler - [27 Nov] 1872 / [8 Oct]
1905
     [daughter of Ulisses Walker and Rebecca Wellton]
Marler, Infant son of W. J. Marler - 1905  [only date]

Marler, Della Haskins, wife of Silas C. Marler - 7 Apr 1861 / 31 Jan 1897
     
     Grandmother of Johnnie, Lee, Went, Council

Barlow, Infant of [unreadable] Barlow - [no dates]
Marler, Children of Silas Marler - [concrete marker lying on ground]
Barlow, Daniel T., son of Annie & J. H. Barlow - [unreadable] 1882 / 19 Jul
1886

Frazier, T.[Thomas] M.[Milton] - 15 Sep 1840 TX / 13 Jun 1885
Frazier, Georgia Marler, wife of T. M. Frazier - 3 Jan 1849 / 25 Apr 1929
     [Married 23 Dec 1870; daughter of Silas Marler and Mary Jane Holloway]

Indian Elic - [Indian burial referred to above, name was actually Alex Leon -
no dates]
Brice, John - [Indian burial referred to above - no dates]